Over the last few decades, antitrust has emerged and evolved in Latin America with new laws and regulations in almost all jurisdictions. Most Latin American countries now have antitrust regulations, many with years of experience in competition law. Some countries’ ‘2.0’ regulations that have taken the influence from the EU and the US – leniency programmes, the criminalisation of cartels, compliance and mandatory merger reviews – are all part of the landscape. All those elements have definitely changed the way of doing business in Latin America. This panel will review the current status of the major antitrust regulations in different Latin American countries, and the challenges that these developments will bring: not only for the regulators but also for law firms and clients.
Session Co-Chairs
Benjamin Grebe, Prieto, Santiago; Young Council Liaison Officer, IBA Latin American Regional Forum
Michael J Reynolds, Allen & Overy, Brussels and London; IBA Honorary Life Member of Council and Association
Speakers
Carles Esteva-Mosso, DG Competition European Commission, Brussels
Esteban Manuel Greco, President, Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), Buenos Aires
Antonio Guerra, Uria Menendez Abogados, Madrid
Ana Paula Martinez, Levy & Salomão Advogados, São
Paulo
Janet McDavid, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Committee
Jose Gregorio Torrealba, Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque, Caracas
Enrique Vergara, President, Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (TDLC), Santiago